2013
04/10
MicroTones Micro Tonal Synthesizer
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MicroTones Synthesizer

MicroTones is a microtonal synthesizer for iOS, allowing simultaneous playback of up to forty sine waves set with accuracy to one hundredth of a hertz.

Easily place multiple sine waves with full multitouch support, move them around in full audible frequency spectrum, create ambient textures and drone noises by combining multiple sine waves close to each other, or create unusual harmonics spreading them around!

What’s New in Version 1.2

MicroTones was rewritten from scratch.

New version brings:

– optimization for newer devices (including iPhone 5 & iPad mini)
– better sound engine (support for up to forty simultaneous sine waves)
– background audio
– new improved interface

Record your sounds live, with full background audio support, and import them to your DAW of choice using iTunes file sharing.

Features:

– up to forty simultaneous sine waves
– full audible frequency spectrum
– multitouch support
– background audio
– live audio recording
– iTunes file sharing of recorded samples

MicroTones is available for $0.99

2013
04/08
UPDATE: Bebot Ver 2 Adds AudioBus Support
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Bebot 2 Robot Synthesizer

Part robot, Part synth – Bebot is a versatile musical synthesizer with a unique multitouch control method, built into an animated cartoon robot.

What’s New in Version 2.0
– Use the Audiobus app to route Bebot’s audio to other apps. Record, add effects and multitrack using GarageBand, and much more. More info at http://audiob.us/
– Supports the iPhone 5’s wider screen, plus retina iPhone graphics and redesigned backdrop.
– Plus: Five new presets, UI-free video output and various minor improvements.

Featuring four different synthesis modes, juicy analog-sounding filters, effects and overdrive distortion, Bebot is a feature-packed polyphonic synthesizer, offering a wide range of sounds and a high degree of control via the multitouch screen.

Musicians and non-musicians alike will find that the unique multitouch control system and programmable scales make Bebot an unusually easy to play. Even if you have no experience with a musical instrument, you can simply have fun making sound with your fingers, and watch the animated robot sing along.

Bebot has been used both on-stage and in the studio by major recording artists including Dream Theater, The Flaming Lips and How To Destroy Angels. Not bad for a little cartoon robot!

Bebot is available for $1.99

2013
03/19
Yonac MiniSynth 2 Synthesizer For iPhone
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MiniSynth2 Synthesizer For iPhone

Back in 2008 when the App Store was very young, Yonac released miniSynth, the very first iOS synthesizer. Compact and user-friendly, it introduced hundreds of thousands of iOS users to synths and paved the way for the great things to come in mobile music making.

We have come a long way since, continuing innovation with our flagship synth Magellan. As our apps grow more and more sophisticated, we wanted to also continue the heritage of the original app that started it all. So, here with all its elegant simplicity is miniSynth 2.

miniSynth 2 continues the spirit of the original, adding advancements we made in DSP, design and features over the last half decade. Simple and easy to use, miniSynth 2 projects a solid, fat tone from a strategic feature set — an “abbreviation” of the sophisticated features we offer in our pro-grade synthesizers.

Like all our synthesizers, no compromises are made with sound and functionality. There are NO samples used, just real-time virtual analog synthesis.

miniSynth 2 also includes production-friendly features, such as Audiobus output, audio copy/paste, and a MIDI In port for playing miniSynth with an external controller or a virtual-MIDI app.

For the iOS pro and the novice alike, miniSynth 2 is intended as a back-to-basics synth answering the call when the inspiration strikes.

miniSynth2 Screentshot

— 32-bit professional quality DSP
— Extremely low latency
— Dual analog-modelling oscillators
— Virtual-analog Low-Pass Filter with full ADSR and Contour
— Amp ADSR
— Delay
— Reverb
— Audio Backgrounding
— Audiobus Output
— MIDI In
— Built-in tapedeck
— Audio Copy/Paste
— Soundcloud
— 30 Factory Presets
— Ability to save user presets in provided user banks

miniSynth Pro for iPhone $2.99

2013
03/06
Chauliodus Bass Synthesizer
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Chauliodus Bass Synthesizer

Chauliodus is a synthesizer that specializes in the bass. You can play the bass line from built-in sequencer, external MIDI devices, external sequencers, and other iOS applications.
It is possible to change the parameters of the filter by using gyroscope; you can get interesting effects by shaking the iPhone or iPad. You can also enjoy dubstep wobble bass since LFO rate is synchronized to the tempo, and settable by each step.

Chauliodus Bass Synthesizer Screenshot

Specifications:

Implemented Features:
– OSC x 2
Saw Wave / Square Wave
– SubOSC x 2
Square Wave / Sine Wave
– Glide
– Filter x 1
LPF/BPF
Manipulate the CutOff Frequency and Resonance by using gyroscope.
– EG x 2
– LFO x 1
– FX
Delay
Over Drive
– Real-Time Recording
– 16 steps Pattern Sequencer
– 300 bars Song Sequencer

Others:
– Wireless Sync-Start Technology (WIST) is supported.
– AudioCopy is supported.
– CoreMIDI is supported.(MIDI in only)
– Supported background playback.
– Universal support for iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad.

Chauliodus Bass Synthesizer is available for $2.99

2013
01/17
Magellan Jr Synthesizer For iPhone
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Magellan iPad Synthesizer

Magellan Jr is the bold new professional analog modeling synthesizer for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Modeled after its acclaimed big brother, Magellan for iPad, you can now create powerful music wherever you go. With extensive MIDI capabilities and near-zero latency, Magellan Jr is a fierce live-performance machine.

Complete with a full FX rack, three oscillators, dual filters, multiple unison stages, extensive modulation matrix, arpeggiator, and a polyphonic step-sequencer – the aural possibilities with Magellan Jr are infinite! Magellan Jr and Magellan are completely compatible: presets, sequences and sound recordings are easily interchangeable.

What’s New in Version 1.1.2
Major free upgrade, including Audiobus integration (works as Input & Effects), 2 new effects, configurable FX signal flow, optimization, and more. Download FREE presets for the new FX in their forum: www.yonac.com/forum.html

Magellan Jr iPhone Synthesizer

• Audiobus support! Use Magellan Jr as an input or as an FX processor via Audiobus
• Two new free FX!
— HEXEq: a versatile 6-channel parametric equalizer with 9 filter types available for each channel, including shelving, peak, band and more.
— VC-93 Compressor: a juicy compressor with built in I/O VU meters
• Enables reordering of the FX flow. Go to Prefs -> FX and simply drag and drop the FX boxes to change the signal processing order.
• MIDI Inlets for the new FX
• 4 New FM-related vertical voice controls for the touchpads
• Start-on-first-touch recording option
• Keyboard velocity sensing using the accelerometer, with adjustable sensitivity.
• Engine-wide optimization for improved performance
• Increased polyphony to 10 voices on iPhone 4S & 5, and 5 voices on iPhone 4.
• Improved launch procedure
• Bug fixes

\\\ Synth ///

• 3 oscillators w/selectable waveforms

• Osc unison stage w/ adjustable detune & width, up to 12 simultaneous wave generators for super-saw type effects

• Realtime PWM Modulation for osc 1 & 2


• FM module w/ dedicated blend, ADSR envelope, adjustable contour

• Oscillator 2>1 ring modulation

• Noise generator w/ adjustable tone
• VCA ADSR envelope

• Separate voice unison stage w/ settable stereo spread, detune

• Dual Keyboards

• Dual Touch Pad controls w/ settable key & scale, adjustable step-to-step glide & individual voice parameterization
• Polyphonic, Monophonic, Poly/Mono Legato operation modes

• Glide

• Matrixpad modulation w/ configurable x/y destinations and optional snapback

• Realtime oscilloscope displaying output signal (iPhone 4S, 5, and iPod Touch 5)

• Audio backgrounding

• Tap tempo

• 10 voice polyphony (5 voice for iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4)

\\\ Filters ///

• 2 filter banks, configurable in series or parallel
• Dedicated ADSR envelope for each bank; selectable envelope curve, adjustable contour

• 11 Filter types for each bank:
• “Magellan” 24dB Resonant Low Pass
• “Victor” 24dB Resonant Low/High/Band Pass
• “Voyvoda” 12dB Low/High/Band Pass

• Formant, Comb, All-Pass, Notch filters
• True bypass

\\\ Modulation ///

• Dual LFO’s

• Up to 3 freely assignable destinations per LFO

• Dedicated amp setting for each LFO destination
• 3 phase reset modes

• Adjustable phase & delay
• Frequency tracking & BPM Sync

\\\ Arp ///

• 10 arp patterns; Settable note value & gate; swing
• 6 octaving modes, plus settable note and octave repeats

\\\ Sequencer ///

• Analog inspired 16/32 step polyphonic sequencer

• 8 track poly output per pattern in 16-step, 4 track poly out in 32-step “link” mode
• Settable pitch, velocity, gate, octave per step
• 6 sequence algorithms for each pattern


• Swing
• Timeline for creating song length sequences w/ patterns

• Import/Export song files containing sequences

\\\ Chordmaker /// 

• Create/save chord progressions, played by pressing a single key

\\\ FX ///

• Comprehensive FX rack w/ adjustable flow order: Equalizer, Compressor, Reverb, Stereo Delay w/ BPM sync, Phaser, Chorus, Flanger, Waveshaper/Distortion, Bitcrusher, Sonic Expander

\\\ Recording & Sharing ///

• Built in tape deck for recording app audio

• Metronome

• Export audio files via SoundCloud
• Export/Import audio files via email, WiFi, Intua or Sonoma Audio Copy/Paste
• Audiobus support

\\\ MIDI ///

• CoreMIDI

• Virtual MIDI, both vMIDI In & Out ports
• Control Magellan w/ external MIDI controllers

• Synth-wise MIDI In channel select

• MIDI Out w/ settable channel or omni

• MIDI Learn w/ over 250 control destinations

• Save MIDI CC maps to file for later use

• Sync w/ external MIDI clocks to control sequencer, arp modules
• WIST integration

\\\ Presets ///

• Over 300 factory presets
• 2 banks & a song designed by Sunsine Audio

• Export/Import presets, banks via email or iTunes; Create/save unlimited banks & presets

\\\ Requirements ///

• iPhone 4 or later
• iPod Touch 4th Gen or later

Magellan Jr is available for $4.99

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